Plumer Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Not every Plumer is related, but the name itself grew out of Plummer. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Lead worker”. Plumer drops the “m” of Plummer, a simplification that clerks often made.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Plumer surname had 1,152 bearers. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames. Between 1891 and 2000, 215 babies born in France were registered as Plumer, with the most births in 1961–1970.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Plummer surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Plumer family name pack.